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Tesla gains new admirers as it heads towards themass

COMFORTABLY outpacing your rivals is the main measure of

automotive achievement，Tesla\'s electric car is a resounding

success.

The Model S last year outsold its nearest luxury rival，Mercedes\'s petrol-engined S-class，by30% in its top

specification the Tesla will also beat the German car in the race

from 0-60mph.

As a battery-maker Tesla is also moving week it

announced plans to build a gigafactory inAmericato make lithium-

ionpower-packs，that it hopes will propel its vehicles to the

\'s acceleration has been rapid.

Launched a decade ago by Elon Musk，a founder of PayPal and

serial tech entrepreneur，last year it sold around 22，000 cars

and by the end of 2014 hopes to be making1，000 aweek.

In early 2015 Tesla will add the Model X，a medium-sized SUV，to its range.

However，Tesla\'s impressive growth has not yet translated into

significant profits.A series of battery fires also briefly dented

sales growth last heless，Tesla\'s shares surged on

February 25th，to value the company at over 30 billionafter Morgan

Stanley，a bank，joined its adoring fans.

It reckons that the battery factory will not only propel it

along the road to massmanufacturing but also make it a leading

competitor in low-cost energy storage，the key tomaking renewable

energy more practical.

The bank is also confident that Tesla\'sSilicon Valleylocation

will put it in the driverless frontseat of autonomous motoring.

A recent meeting with Apple，and the iPad-like control panel

of the ModelS，haveconvinced some observers that a takeover and

an iCar are around the corner，although MrMusk insists that his

firm is not for sale.

Tesla has defied its doubters with the success of the Model

S，a smartly styled luxury saloon.

It may not share the outrageous looks of a supercar like the

Lamborghini Aventador，but ithas the performance without the 400，000-plus price tag.

The most basic Model S costs 64，000 has won

it rave reviews in the motoring press，often snify about other

electric cars withlimited ranges and duff designing a

large car with a big battery pack，Tesla has diminished range

anxiety

-oneversion can do 310 miles between charges.

But Tesla is so far in a niche，albeit with an incredibly loyal

base of wealthy buyers.

A Tesla is a more stylish way of displaying environmentalist

credentials than a lumpen Toyota Prius and more practical than

a Ferrari-putting two child seats in the back boosts thecapacity

to seven passengers.

Mr Musk is a convincing salesman，at least to rich

Californians.

The prospects for electric cars have taken a turn for the

better.

China，a market that Tesla is eyeing for a third of its sales，last month announced strictnew fuel-efficiency standards that may

make life hard，if not impossible，for importers ofbig

petrol-engined cars.

The European Union this week confirmed new curbs on tailpipe

emissions，to be imposedfrom 2021.

Even so，becoming a mass-market General Electric Motors will

not be easy.

In about three years Tesla will launch the Model E，a small

saloon with a range of perhaps400 miles，costing just 35，000 or

so-if its new factory can make batteries that are good andcheap

enough.